Pan-greasing machine



June 24, 1930. -J. s. ALLEN 1,766,207

- PAN GREASING MACHINE Fi led Sept. 4, 1925 3 Sheets-Shet 1 T QQQ Q I Q 1 I 1 L' June 24, 1930. is. ALLEN PAN GREASINGMACHINE Filed ep 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jame 24,1930. is. ALLEN 1,766,207

PAN GREASIN@ MACHINE Filed Sept. 4, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 176E005 flgflllen,

i of a set of pansyto provideforconveniently ment'ofthe brush bearings.

4 p se t inve tio Patented June 24,-1930 v V v I d ITED;

' it moon s; rn itjijnmipfim, em i s f N-GR AsinG MACHINE v i rplieatioii flied-separate; :4, 925; Serial No. 54,52"); I

v This invention is apan greasingappara- Figure 61 is an, enlarged detailed sectional I tus; and among its several eb'jects is to pro- ;iview on the lineG-G of Figure 1.

vide an improved apparatustor useginbake F'gure is adetail iew illustratingthe' shops to grease simultaneously the interiors cover :plate. arrangement permitting adjustand uniformly?supplying gi easeto series The frame of thepresentapparatus inof rotating brushes toewhich'the-interiors eludes'tour legs'tandardsieaoh of which. is of the pans maybe conveniently applied; to an angle bar; The leg-standardsat eachlend provide tor reversing theQrqtationi of the i of the frame converge upwardly and are brushes at regularintervals-sof as to niai1 --cdnnected to a head 2 inthe form-eta singlez l f V ;tain the bristles of thevbrushes in their casting'which is provided on itsiouter face v proper and effective condition to provide with a handle 3 for eon'vieniencelin moving for conveniently.blowingoutthe grease pasthe. machine. The corresponding [legs at sages vjshould" such passages Jbecome' obopposite ends 01"the frarne areiconnected.by

I5 stlucted; to provide forconveniently heat alower -anglebarml andj'an intermediate ingthe greaseand foruniformly distributing 4 angle barb. Suitable braces 6 extend bethesame to the series-otbrushes; to'proyide tween 1 intermediate portions vof each inter for i conveniently adjusting the brushes with j mediate bar 5 andthe :legistandards l'so as v 1163138611 130 .one f another so as, to adapt the to brace and stiffen thelframel A horizontal v 2 apparatusuto pans of difierent si-zes; an d to f shelf or partition 7 extends 'throughoutthe 70 PIOYlClGEfQP bh? convenient removal and re-V length and Width of the ,frame and constiplacement'of any one-or more of thebi ushes t utes a support for certainportions oi the; Without disturbingany of the other brushes apparatus. r I v and without requiringaany dismantling of AnglebarsS and 9, locatedone aboirelthe 1 any of the other partsoftheapparatus. I I 7 other, extend longitudinally alongthe top 75 Vith these and; other objeqtsin view the of'the'frame-and arelsecured'at their endsfto; v present invention consists in the combination bracket inembers 10 extending inwardly and arrangement ofparts-aswill be hereintfrom the castings 21 These angle bars are]; after-more fully described, illustratedinth-ej disposed with their Jvei-tical; sides in alineac mnpanying draw ngsftand *"p a nt-iula fly ment and SPEICGCl i130 PIOVlClQ [a longitudinal ,80

i ted t i the appended i l i jt f slot" 11; Mounted toslideendwise on toplo'f course being-understood that changes inthe the upper angle bar 8 is a rack bar 12,' .form,proportionysize and minordetails' may Which has vertical teeth 13 0nthe front face be made, Within the 'scopeof the" claims',' of the raek, bar. Bearing members 11d, in 7 ficing any oftheadvantagesqoftheinyention.' .tweenthe ang1ebar-8 an'd theiack bar 12,:

:Infgthedrawingsgj, p f' one of suchrbear'ingblocks behigwvellshown Figural 'isaside elevation 0-1: a an gi ea .inBea'chiofFigures' and '6 of the 'drawingg ing-apparatusi embodying thedeatures otthe; The rack bar'l2'isslidably held-inpla ce inf p r the mannerbest shown inFigure Got theif Withoutdepartingimmahe,sinis e i f fiber ksi r i l Figure 2 is a plan ,section-on drawingsfwherein.l5designates an upright L 0i Figural;- g i I t bracket member applied tothefrontfaceof Figure v {an enlarged fragmentary the brush bearing bar made uplofjthelangle detailed seet-ionalmYiew on theline@ 13 of; bars" .8 ,and .A' pair of bolts 16 are Lem-f Figure 2.; Q i f 1 ployedtohold thevbraeket' in place, andeach 951 qEig-ure A- is'a e-rti'oal O SS S eCtlQ:I1a l.YleWl QfitheSe boltsextendsthrough a vertieal'islot V 'on ;-the lilieflf-tuo f l igu I s i 1,7; inithefbnacket 15 .andfalsothrough the Figure 5 is; an; enlarged vertieal seetio-nal slot "l lf il'l the brush bearing barfwherebythe" 1 vie-W ofone ofthe brushes and its mounting bracketmay be adjusted li e rticallyf -At the l j l lO o 'rjthe line;5 5 of Figure 1. top oft-he bracket 15 ther e is horizontalf "flange oi finger 18 overhanging the rack bar 12 sons to hold it in place on the slide-way constituted b the to 3 of the brush bearin y l ,1 bar. Cooperating with theback ofthe rack bar 'l2 is a ball bearing'anti friction roller of the drawings itfwill be seen that therack bar 1271s provideda-t'each end with. thetornr of mounting" shownz 'nFlg'ure 6.

' The present vg pjia ratus is provided with'a j V pluralitywoi" brushes 'As. the construc- ,ti'on, mounting andoperation is identical," a

desoription'of one of thebrushes is deemed 7 sufficient. Agi best showninF1gur'eS ot-the .draw ngs itwill' be iiseen that each brush includes ahead 28 havingfsets'of bristles extending ontwardly from thetop and up ri it a ides thereofi} The'bristles 01" the top fo the head are difsposed' 'soas to form a Topen topped socket surrounding the open V '.suitably-mounted upon the shelf or 'partitionf top ofa; verticali'axial passage extending I a entirely-through theP'brush-head. I This: 4 fbrush-head. is "su'pported'fupon the topfot a p i Ytubular spindle'QGhavingfan external annulshoulder 27 onWhichlthebottmh out-the "r brush-headrests. 'A pi'nfor" key 28 extends; 1 radially across the'boreor passage 25 in "the brush-head andirests "in the notches 29 fiiormed inthe top'ofthe tubular spindle 26." Z The weight of the brush holds it 1 down 'against the shoulder-27,w-hile the'pin orkey'f Q28j 1nterloclrs the brush "and the spindle '26 for simultaneous rotation; :.The brush may a be eonveniently applied and removed verti eally with respect to the spindle 26in a very convenient manner and grease may be "fed-2.

V throughthe tubular spindle into the socket 24: from whioh'. it'will be 'conductedby ab sorption to allot the bristles of the brushl j Thelo'wer portion of thespindle 26 rotates; withini'aniupriglit bearing 30 havingxa bore extending fronrthe top to the bottom ofthe beatingi WVings jor flanges '81 are provided opposite sides of thelbearing 30andlare p'ierced rby headed' bolts extends through the slot llin the slid'eway 'I'The threaded lll'nelkenfl place and ma be adjusted longitudinally.

V internala'nnular shoulder3e for the support o f' suitable-packing" {The lower end along"therslideway.fiflv ithinfthe lower p91 a tionof'the boreofsthe hearing 30 thereis an 'wise 'movement of the lever "K'o'rinotingf "rodf58rises from the level"'53 YandIeXtendsQ throu'ghan opening 59in the partition ,7 and p i of a Y icross-head tiO pivoted intermediate-- d -,its 125; ends, a'slat 61,2to thetop of the plungerAS, 'i the other end of the cross-head being; pivoted to anupst'an'dingSlink -62" suitablyfulcrumed at '63 p 1 the; ftubular spindle is internally, beveled a3 atfifiyandrests upont epack1ngr35iso as V to; crowd; thefpac ltin'i gainst and around a lowerportionc offthe spindle 36 7 2116. is

rotated first in one direction and then in the oppos te direct on for the purpose of unat the top of the spindle.

Jtom ofthe'bearingBO and in communication 1 with the bottom-0t the stationary nozzle 37, .it being understood that thebottom portion 7 a ofthe tubular spindle 26 rotates between the vstationary nozzle V37 and 'thefstationary' i bearingBO.

.latter' and through a suitable 1 gland 49; Within the bottom portion of the pump har f barrel is'jprojvideclwith an inlet valve 51" treadle 53 mounte'd 'belowithei grease 're'cep- V tacle and tulcrumed at women of theeach of'whi'ch .s upwardly fthroughf;

i-to thebearin'g} 3Qfbelowthe shoulder 34;; V as by' beingthreacled to the inneriwalls of thefbearing seamen-na above-the top mea er,

teeth of therack bar 12, so that when the 1 latter is reciprocated, the pinion 39 willbe parting the'same motion to the brush carried 7 An elbow 'fitting 40 is provided the bote Grease is supplied to the openf-bottomof, the nozzle 37- throughan albow L0 fitted to the bottom'of th'ebearing and provided with} i acollplifigl .0 which is's'ecured a hose or T fiexible tubedz The lowerend ofthe flexible tube 42 communicates with a suitable A i Valve 43 carried by a horizontalmanifold One end or" this manifold is provided" 'municatirig at its lower eridwith the an- 31, 3470f a pump, whlch pump barrel is suitably suspended from theshelt or partition A i piston o'rplunger' 48 works in the pump bar rfel 47 i and project's-above theytop of the I rel-is a helical spring 5O- whioh bears' up-.

wai'dly against the; bottom of; the plunger;

48to maintain the latter normallyin an elevated Y position. The bottom-of the pump" opening through the pump barrel and "communicating with the lowerfportion 'ol a re:

movable grease receptacle '52; The plunger, 48 s' operateclgby 'means of afoot le'Ver or frame barsd; The ifrontend' of the lever projects at the front of the frame and is pro- Vided :witlra foot piece 55" disposed-in 'con= venient reach of the footf'o' ee end by a has its 'L'ipper end connectedxto'one fioo e the operator. 116 The lever '53'is guided atlits p 7 7 guide member '56 exten'dingflaterajlly''from Y the lever and providedwith 'a pair 'o'irspfaoedf connection betweenthe foot lever and the I pivoted bar.

8; In a pan greasing machine, the combination of a frame, a brush thereon a grease receptacle, a pump for supplying grease from the receptacle to the brush, and releasable means for supporting'the grease receptacle and including a heating element.

9. In a pan greasing machine, the combination of a frame having a shelf, a brush mounted above the shelf, a grease receptacle below the shelf, means for removably holding the grease receptacle against the bottom of the shelf, an electric heating element car ried by the holding means in cooperative relation with the grease-receptacle, and a pump for feeding grease from the receptacle to the brush.

' 10. In a pan greasing machine the combination of a frame having a shelf, a brush above the shelf, a grease receptacle below and against the shelf including a displaceable cross-bar, a bracketbetween the cross bar and the bottom of the grease receptacle, a clamping member carried by the'oross-bar in cooperative relation with the bracket .to force the latter against the bottom of the grease receptacle, and means for supplying uprightrotatable tubular spindles, a brush carried by each spindle, a'bearing rotatably grease from the receptacle to thje'br'u-sh.

11. A pan greasing machine, comprising supporting each spindle, a nozzle carried by each bearing and extending longitudinally.

into the bottom of the spindle carried by said bearing, packing within each bearing r and between the bottom :of the spindle and the nozzle, and a grease pump communicating with the several nozzles. V v 1 2 A pan greasing machine, comprising upright rotatable tubular spindles, a brush carried by each spindle, a, bearing rotatably supporting each spindle, a nozzle carried by each bearing and extending longitudinally into the bottom of the spindle carried by saidbearing, packing within each bearing and between the bottom of the spindle and the nozzle, a manifold, conduits leading from the manifold to each nozzle, and a grease pump communicating with the manifold.

13. In a'pangreasing machine,the combination of a brush, a quick detachable grease receptacle, a pump mounted independently of the receptacle and in communication therewith, pump operating means, and a de livery CODDGCi/IOIL between the pump and the brush. 1

' JACOB SfALLEN. 

